Database failover and failback between Snowflake accounts for business continuity and disaster recovery is available with which editions?

• A. Standard
• B. Enterprise
• C. VPS
• D. Business Critical and VPS

Answer: (D)

Cross-account disaster recovery features, like failover and failback between Snowflake accounts, are tied to editions that support enterprise-grade DR capabilities. The ability to move operations between accounts and then switch back requires the advanced isolation, security, and topology options found in higher-tier offerings. That’s why it’s available in Business Critical and VPS (Virtual Private Snowflake). VPS provides a dedicated, isolated environment suitable for cross-account DR, while Business Critical includes enhanced security features and governance that enable these workflows. Standard and Enterprise editions do not include built-in cross-account failover/failback, so they aren’t suitable for this capability out of the box.